National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Terrorism and War

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Articles

• Responding to Terrorism and War - Information for Educators
• Responding to Terrorism and War - Information for Researchers, Health Practitioners, and Other Professionals

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• Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism
  This manual presents mental health and crime victim service providers with a comprehensive and informative resource for assisting terrorism and mass violence victims and affected members of the communities in which these acts occur.
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  The National Child Traumatic Stress Network is a coalition of treatment centers from across the United States. The mission of NCTSN is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities. NCTSN works to accomplish its mission by (1)
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• US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services
  The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) leads federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. CMHS pursues its mission by helping states improve and increase the quality and range of their trea
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External Resources

• In the Setting of War: Teachers' Guide for Talking to Your Students (PDF 150 KB)
  These guidelines address teachers' questions and concerns arising from the recent onset of war. They offer teachers assistance in the following areas: 1) How to identify and address signs of adjustment difficulties in students, and 2) how to facilitate conversations about the war in classrooms with students.
  National Organization: National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
• Resilience in a Time of War (PDF 368 KB)
  Articles providing tips for parents, teachers, and teens, about coping with the effects of post 9/11 war.
  National Organization: American Psychological Association

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Last Updated: 4/22/2008